Fort de la Fachoda — Attraction in Faʻaʻā

This place is amazing! You are basically swimming at the top of the waterfall! Was quite a hike to get to the top but man was it worth it! You will start the trail having a nice easy walk for a good 45min. Then you will come to a bridge on the left (see picture of bridge) or go straight to see the bottom of the falls (the bottom of the falls hike is much more difficult do to lack of visible trail). Take a left across the bridge and keep hiking to the top, don't give up I believe in you! You'll eventually see a great view of the falls (I added a pic) then keep going till you see an old green moss covered wall (it's been there for almost 200 years) take a right and fallow the wall. There will a really steep downhill climb with some ropes to hold onto. But at the bottom you will find a great 2 pool swimming area! You can slide from the top pool to the larger lower pool, and if you are looking for a good jump spot take off at the top ledge :) a 30 foot drop but if you hiked up here you might as well...

Ruins from the old fort up on the mountain here, on the way to Fautaua Falls. Pretty cool, although there are no structures, just some foundations and walls.

The trail up to here is SERIOUS; you absolutely need to bring a lot of water and be prepared for it to rain (even if it's a gorgeous day out). However, there is endless fruits on the way there, from avocado groves to pineapples to coconuts, mountain raspberries, and more!!

If you make it up to Fachoda, you must go to the infinity pool at the top of the waterfall, just exercise extreme caution. To get to the pool, you follow the wall that goes to the right off the main trail on the ridge, and then there are a series of ropes and near vertical climbs down to it.

Do not go down there if it's storming, and keep in mind it could be storming miles above this location. You will find that the water level can increase by 3-4 meters almost instantaneously, so again, exercise extreme caution. The infinity pool is literally at the edge of...

The fortress is not the main attraction here, but rather the waterfall of the same name and the pools and natural slides at the top of the falls. The hike is long and steep in parts, but the natural playground at the top is well worth the journey. Not the best for those afraid of heights. You may use ropes for brief stretches of the hike, and there is only really one spot from which you can actually see the falls (before you get to the fort), but what a...